Country Is…

I recently went to a Country Music jam at the home of our friends, Jim and Carol Johnston. They live on a mountaintop in Aromas, a quaint little town near the coast. There were many people there that I had met and jammed with at CBA functions. It dawned on me that if...

Country Isn’t Country Any More?

I’ve noticed recently at bluegrass festivals hearing bands say something like, “Does anyone want to hear a REAL country song?” which is always greeted with applause, even cheers. The songs, often covers of George Jones or Hank Williams, but including many other...

Country music on television in the middle 1950s

I was raised in Stockton California, a wonderful place for ateenager to grow up in the 50’s. That was such a wonderful carefreetime for young boy to grow up in the Central Valley of California.Especially after I got my drivers license and my 1936 Ford...

Country music on television in the middle 1950s

I was raised in Stockton California, a wonderful place for ateenager to grow up in the 50’s. That was such a wonderful carefreetime for young boy to grow up in the Central Valley of California.Especially after I got my drivers license and my 1936 Ford...

Courtship

Everybody wants to feel significant, loved and wanted, it’s just human nature. I have been getting several enticing and provocative letters each week from various sources, wooing me, trying to win my heart. These suitors promise that I will be able to maintain the...

Cover-up

Do you remember what you did in the summer of ’73? I mean, you know, like the highlight of that summer? I sure can—I was glued to the television eight hours a day watching the Watergate hearings, or watching commentary on the hearings, or reading about the hearings in...